In the interest of informing the public, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon welcomes media coverage of legal matters coming before the court.
Information about New Filings
Media Noticing Accounts
The District of Oregon uses media noticing accounts to allow media professionals to receive Notices of Electronic Filing (NEFs) in selected cases. Note: clicking on a link included in an NEF will result in PACER fees.
Prerequisites and Instructions
Prerequisites
An upgraded PACER account is required to apply for a Media Noticing Account. For instructions on registering or upgrading a PACER account, visit pacer.uscourts.gov.
Instructions
For instructions on registering for a District of Oregon CM/ECF media noticing account, see Submitting a Registration Request in PACER and follow the instructions for a media noticing account in Step 3. When entering/reviewing your address, type MEDIA OR MEDIA ACCOUNT in the Firm/Office field. Requests for Media Noticing Accounts that do not include this will be rejected.
To add cases for noticing to your account, see 'How to Configure Noticing'.
For assistance with media noticing accounts, contact the Clerk's Office.
CM/ECF RSS Feed
The last 100 publicly available filings in CM/ECF are accessible via RSS feed. To subscribe, search for District of Oregon in your RSS feed reader app or use the address ecf.ord.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rss_outside.pl. Please note that not all RSS feed readers recognize the format of the CM/ECF RSS feed. A PACER account is required to access the docket sheet and filings. Caution: Accessing filings may incur PACER charges.
Hearing Information
Unless a proceeding is restricted, hearings are open to the public. To attend in person, note the courtroom location and hearing time on the court calendar, which lists daily proceedings along with the presiding judge. If a hearing is conducted remotely by video or audio, members of the press and public may listen to the proceeding remotely through a telephonic line. Media professionals should contact the presiding judge's courtroom deputy for information about dialing in for telephonic access.
Ordering Transcripts
Media professionals may order transcripts of unrestricted proceedings by following instructions for ordering transcripts. The official court reporters for the District of Oregon are listed below. If the court reporter for your proceeding is not listed below, please call 503-326-8190.
To order a transcript when no reporter is named on the docket, e-mail your request to .